​1. Most craft and hobby stores sell an additive to paint that allows it to glow in the dark. Try painting stars and a moon on your child's ceiling or a cityscape around the edge of the room. This will get them excited about turning out the lights at night.

​2. Check your local art and crafts store for peel-and-stick cork. You can cut out any shape, simply peel off the backing and attach to any wall for fun pin-up space.

​​3. Be sure to include multiple kinds of lighting in a kid's room. Overall lighting is a necessity but so is a reading light. It may even help them find the bathroom in the middle of the night.

4. To help your kids stay organized, keep things at their height. Closet storage, benches and coat racks will all be used more often if kids can get to them easily.

5. Every little boy loves Legos. Moms however, not so much, especially when those Legos end up all over the floor. If your little one (or your big one) has a lot of Legos, try organizing them by color so they always know where each color that they need is located. Just label or write on each plastic bin by color. It keeps them all neatly put away so that they’re not attacking your bare feet when you least expect it.